The Cyber-Shot DSC-H55, is Sony latest entry level 10x Optical Zoom point and shoot, and while many of you could enjoy this Camera, we in Japan will have to wait until June 4 to get the chance to purchase this little baby. Introduce at[...]

Available in three colors silver, black, and navy blue, the Lumix FP3 catches the eye first with its slim profile, plain and yet chic design. The 3” touchscreen LCD display (230k pixels) with touch focusing is another plus on its side.[...]

Here’s another Sharp mobile phone, but this one ain’t no “bling bling” camera phone. No, we have here an environmentally friendly phone thanks to a solar panel fitted on top of the its lid to keep your phone charged when using it[...]

Here are FujiFilm USA’s latest FinePix cameras. The S1500 is a “bridge” with a 10Mpix censor and a 12x optical zoom, the cute Z33WP is a nice waterproof camera (the pink one in the gallery), the nicely shaped Z30 (orange in the g[...]

It seems our Chinese friends started 2009 in the right direction with the new Sharp SH810C. It’s a new mobile phone with an 8Mpix CCD camera module and a gorgeous 3” LCD AVS with 854×480 resolution. What about those of you i[...]

A month ago we introduced the here at Akihabaranews, Hitachi’s latest full HD camera, the DZ-BD10HA, that will available in the US in September 2008. For lazybones (like me) who don’t like clicking on the links, our new HD camera[...]

On August 9th Hitachi will introduced a new full HD camera, the DZ-BD10H. It’s the latest new version of the DZ-BD9H we introduced at the beginning of the year. Our new camera features a built-on Blu-Ray recorder (BD-R/RE), 30GB [...]

Casio released this morning two new Exilim Cameras, the EX-Z200 and EX-Z100. Both were given a 10.1Mpix CCD sensor, as well as a 4x optical zoom with a 28-112mm lens ( F2.6-5.8 ). The differences between them is the EX-Z200 has an imag[...]

Compact and powerful, here’s the Camedia SP-570UZ, the new bridge from Olympus. With 20x optical zoom and a 10Mpix CCD, it has an iso range boosted to ISO6400, and can shoot AVI video (Motion JPEG) 640×480 at 30fps. Our came[...]

Hitachi previously released the DZ-BD7H, a Blu-Ray camcorder with a 30GB HDD. Today Hitachi pushes this concept further with 2 new models: DZ-BD9H with a 60GB HDD and Blu-Ray disc recorder, and DZ-HD90 with only 60GB internal HDD, but [...]

Not very fancy, but here are the latest two HDD and DVD camcorders from Hitachi: DZ-HS903 (30GB) and DZ-HS803 (8GB). Both models receive a 3.31Mpix CCD and improved LCD monitors, 1.4x brighter than those found on previous models.

For some, the GR Digital is one of the best compact cameras available on the market. With a tag price of over 480€, our new GR Digital II features a new and improved CCD sensor of 10Mpix, a wider LCD of 2.7″, a better and improve[...]

Here is the latest HDV compact camcorder made by JVC: the Everio GZ-HD3. This product is the little brother of the GZ-HD7 and features a 1.8 inches 60GB HDD, SDHC cards reader and encodes in MPEG-2 TS. The zoom is good for 200x and com[...]

In an attempt to bridge the gap that is widening with its challengers, Pentax comes up with an upgrade of their K100D..the Super K100D!! This new version is now available in Japan around 70.000 Yen (420€). The specs now…the senso[...]

Introducing SONY’s very first PRO HD Camcorder using Digital HDVS cassettes, it is called the HDW-790 and the price is not what you could call affordable…40.000€ ! 12bit A/D converter (previous version was 10bit), In/Out HD[...]

In July 2004, Epson was already offering a retro looking compact digital camera, the R-D1. 2 years later, Epson continues with the R-D1s and its 6.1Mpix CCD sensor, a 28mm lens (COLOR-SKOPAR 28mm F3.5), and retro look. If you’re into t[...]

The press has been whispering for a few days that Canon would release a new HD video camera. There it is! It’s now official. The new iVIS HV20 is a 60f 1080i mini DV video camera also providing a 24p “cinema” mode. As for the oth[...]

FujiFilm will offer in Japan next January the FinePix S5 PRO, their latest DSLR. It has a 12.34Mpix Super CCD HONEYCOM SR (S 6.17Mpix + R 6.17Mpix) sensor, allowing resolutions up to 4256×2848 and exposures up to ISO3200. It uses [...]